> it's very difficult to disagree with anyone of the caliber of this man

Did you seriously write this with a straight face?

Or really? I can ask you the same question about your very comment. How often do you travel to a conference that's been held for almost 20 years, face the person founded the entire "ethos" - the whole reason for that conference, stand in a circle of people highly respecting that person and try to debate and argue? I guess, judging by your comment, I'd say you just might. Well, I couldn't do it so easily.

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nchmy 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I agree with how you handled the situation and this comment.

Though, it makes me think of the quote "Science advances one funeral at a time" - Max Planck

	▲	iLemming 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Afaik, Planck didn't use the exact wording (someone simplified it into that, but it's not the literal quote), and it would be huffy of me to even categorize my brief conversation with Rich in that way. Who knows, if I had more time, I could maybe convince him to try to be less skeptical about LLMs. He's not a dogmatist; he's very practical, and things explained pragmatically can change his stance about anything.